HELP! Parking wardens

[Capinure]

Got a parking ticket today.

Infringement Fee 40 Dollars - Offense - Parked on the Footpath.

I wouldn't be pissed off if i had been considerately parking. But I was booked for parking in the same place as I had parked in the last 6-7 months since moving down to Wellington.
Even a warning ticket would of been nice but a straight infringement seems cut-throat.

Can somebody please tell me the process of protesting a ticket. Am I able to contact them in person and reason this fine out? 40 bucks is a punch in the groin being a student at Vic.

Any information is appreciated thanks.

[tigertim20]

Got a parking ticket today.

Infringement Fee 40 Dollars - Offense - Parked on the Footpath.

I wouldn't be pissed off if i had been considerately parking. But I was booked for parking in the same place as I had parked in the last 6-7 months since moving down to Wellington.
Even a warning ticket would of been nice but a straight infringement seems cut-throat.

Can somebody please tell me the process of protesting a ticket. Am I able to contact them in person and reason this fine out? 40 bucks is a punch in the groin being a student at Vic.

Any information is appreciated thanks.

dude parking on the footpath is an offense. just be gratefull that you got away with it as long as you did, and next time park in a proper park, and hell, just walk the extra couple minutes to class

[skippa1]

I would say a protest would be a waste of time. Parking there over the last 7 months wont be a reasonable excuse if its a no parking area, which a footpath is.:shifty:

[bogan]

you taking the piss? 6-7 months parking for 40bung is a bit of a bargain init?

[avgas]

Sell the bike before it cost you more.
OMG!!!!

[MarkH]

Can somebody please tell me the process of protesting a ticket.

1st - be in the right legally.

Oops, you failed the 1st step, never mind.

[onearmedbandit]

But I was booked for parking in the same place as I had parked in the last 6-7 months since moving down to Wellington.
Even a warning ticket would of been nice but a straight infringement seems cut-throat.



I know what you mean. For the past 6-7 months I've ridden slightly over the limit on a stretch of road out to Little River, then without warning I got a ticket for excessive speed. I mean come on, I've been doing it for ages, an infringement seems a little cut-throat to me too.

[SMOKEU]

I know what you mean. For the past 6-7 months I've ridden slightly over the limit on a stretch of road out to Little River, then without warning I got a ticket for excessive speed. I mean come on, I've been doing it for ages, an infringement seems a little cut-throat to me too.

There's always some tosser out there who wants to ruin someones day just for kicks.

[Banditbandit]

I know what you mean. For the past 6-7 months I've ridden slightly over the limit on a stretch of road out to Little River, then without warning I got a ticket for excessive speed. I mean come on, I've been doing it for ages, an infringement seems a little cut-throat to me too.

Know what you mean - I regularly hit 180 klicks on the Napier-Taupo Road ... then I got pinged at 136 ...

I really didn't want to protest on the basis that I was going slower than normal ... I was just grateful he got me at less than 140 ....

Capinure - Pay the fine - take the slap on the wrist with a wet bus ticket

[JR1]

Got a parking ticket today.

Infringement Fee 40 Dollars - Offense - Parked on the Footpath.

I wouldn't be pissed off if i had been considerately parking. But I was booked for parking in the same place as I had parked in the last 6-7 months since moving down to Wellington.
Even a warning ticket would of been nice but a straight infringement seems cut-throat.

Can somebody please tell me the process of protesting a ticket. Am I able to contact them in person and reason this fine out? 40 bucks is a punch in the groin being a student at Vic.

Any information is appreciated thanks.

Iv had two fines in the last month or so both for $150 fucking dolars. something about blocking access for disabled persons? 1st one was on the foot path in residential wadestown and the second in town blatently parking on yellow lines coz bike park was ful - that one ill accept but the first?nahhhhh no deal.

[MarkH]

Iv had two fines in the last month or so both for $150 fucking dolars. something about blocking access for disabled persons? 1st one was on the foot path in residential wadestown and the second in town blatently parking on yellow lines coz bike park was ful - that one ill accept but the first?nahhhhh no deal.

It sounds like you should be paying $40 for parking on a footpath - are you able to get a reason from the parking nazis about why it is $150? I mean more than "blocking access for disabled persons", as in a full explanation of what that means. It would be good to have a proper explanation before paying that much - otherwise it could be some anti-bike parking nazi making shit up to sting you with a bigger fine.

[FJRider]

ahhhhhh .... the joys of living in the big city ....

The nearest one we have down here, is in Queenstown ....

[cold comfort]

Got a parking ticket today.

Infringement Fee 40 Dollars - Offense - Parked on the Footpath.

I wouldn't be pissed off if i had been considerately parking. But I was booked for parking in the same place as I had parked in the last 6-7 months since moving down to Wellington.
Even a warning ticket would of been nice but a straight infringement seems cut-throat.

Can somebody please tell me the process of protesting a ticket. Am I able to contact them in person and reason this fine out? 40 bucks is a punch in the groin being a student at Vic.

Any information is appreciated thanks.

I live on a steep narrow street in a suburban area 5km outside of town. The neighbour got a ticket for parking on the footpath. It is 3m wide and still left at least 2m for foot traffic on the poorly maintained, greasy, moss covered remainder. I have had my car sideswiped whilst parked outside correctly (they did not stop or own up btw). The councils enthusiasm for revenue collection knows no bounds and defies bloody logic!!

[PJay]

Hey Capinure,

Even though the circumstances suck, the guys are right. Sounds like you've been pretty lucky up to now. At the link is a Wellington CC map with mc parks marked. Might be useful for future reference...

http://www.wellington.govt.nz/services/parking/pdfs/mcycle-parking.pdf

PJay

Forewarned is forearmed

[bsasuper]

Try parking ya car there and see if you can beat the $40

[Capinure]

gotta love this site , good honest points made though. 40 bucks for 6months parking is a steal . i'll have to hunt around for a new parking spot now :yes: ... somewhere the parking nazis cannot find me.

[shrub]

I was parked on the footpath outside the gym and saw this warden looking at my bike. I scuttled across to move my bike and it seems all he wanted to do was talk about it. He had never really ridden a bike before he got given his council issue CB250, and even riding a parking warden pus box around town was enough for him to get bitten by The Bug.

[bogan]

gotta love this site , good honest points made though. 40 bucks for 6months parking is a steal . i'll have to hunt around for a new parking spot now :yes: ... somewhere the parking nazis cannot find me.

ninja tie down that shit to the roof, they'll never look there. Or park in a designated area :Pokey:

[HenryDorsetCase]

I know what you mean. For the past 6-7 months I've ridden slightly over the limit on a stretch of road out to Little River, then without warning I got a ticket for excessive speed. I mean come on, I've been doing it for ages, an infringement seems a little cut-throat to me too.

I agree entirely

[HenryDorsetCase]

gotta love this site , good honest points made though. 40 bucks for 6months parking is a steal . i'll have to hunt around for a new parking spot now :yes: ... somewhere the parking nazis cannot find me.

my rule is if you pay rates in a city, you shouldnt have to pay to park in that city. It costs me about $100/year give or take.

Ring your local mayoral candidate and have them make a promise to install free motorcycle parking. Kerry Prendergrastly might even give you a back rub (or if you contribute to her campaign, a front rub) since she is in election mode.

this is the three weeks in three years that an elected official actually pretends to give a fuck about the great unwashed, so use it.

[st00ji]

i <3 HDC

that is all